Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-06-17
oHEsnIRE EPISCOPAL ACADEMY
The Graduating Exercises Held In the
Town Hall YeSterday-The Students
Acquit Themselves Very Cred1tably.

l
Town Hall YeSterday-The Students
Acquit Themselves Very Cred1tably.
CHESHIRE, June 16.-The Cheshire Episco
pal academy graduating exercises were helt
here to-day. The exercises were held in tn,
Town hall. About four hundred were seated
in the hall and many more were compelled
to stand in the aisles and against the walls
| On the stage was seated DIR. Horton, princi
pal of the academy; Rev. DR.. Vibbert Of
Fair Haven, Rev. DR.. Beardsley of New Ha-
ven, Rev. John Townshend of Middletown,
/ Hon. Benjamin Stark of New London, Mr..
Drummond of st. Louis, Mo-; Rev. E. A.
Cornwall, the venerable pastor of the Con-
| gregational church in Cheshire; Mr.. Cobb of
Kankakee, Ill, ana Rev. Harry Washington
of Greenwich. Conn. The exercises for this
morning consisted of addresses by members
of the graduating class and were opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Sexton. This was fol-
lowed by very pleasing duet on the piano
by Misses Belden and Weldon. Harrison l.
Drummcnd then delivered one of the finest
Latin salutatories that has ever been heard
in Cheshire, his delivery being highly praised
by his auditors.
The programme as then rendered was as
follows: Grafton, National monument" by
Paul B. Warner of Sandy Hook, Conn. !;
''Novel reading a source of culture" by
Erastus B. Buckley, of New York city; 'Me-
dunn of exchange" by Montvil1e 81. Nallett
of Bridgewater, Conn; "Unrecorded hero
ism," by Fred S. Briggs OF Kankakee, Ill;
Baldwin of Cheshire; "a Nations
Glory" by Edwin F. Lawton of
Cheshire; the valedictory address, "Notre
Dame at midnight" by Duane P. Cobb of
Kankakee, Ill. The honorary grafton was
delivered by Frank B. Whitcomb of Trinity
4 ifaI
applause. Rev. DR.. Horton then presented
the prizes as follows: A book to Harry S.
Hall, Cheshire, for excellence in spelling;
one to Henry II. Campbell, Sandy Hook, for
good penmanship; So gold piece to w. L.
French, New York city, for 9th from Virgil;
So to Ernest Randall, Essex, 9Th from Virgil;
So gold piece to Dwight B. Dennis, Provi-
dence, R. L., for 9th from Caesar; So to Roy
J. Coloney, Jacksonville, Fla, 9Th from
Cesar; S. gold piece to William M. Rule,
Cheshire, for Sd form Latin; 81 to w. A.
Suddard, Providence, R. l.; -$215 in gold to
F. S. Briggs, Kankakee, III, for proficiency
Bridgewater, for proficiency in surveying;
gold medal to John Swan, Seymour, for best
set of efice books; honorable mention, E.
Kittol Curtiss, Chicago bronze inkstand to
Jose P. Arios, Havana, Cuba, best set of
actual business books; book to w. S. B;
jackson, Brookfeld, for perfect department
during the school year; military medal to
Duane P. Cobb, Kankakee, ILL.,; books for
prize declarations to Harry FL. Hall,
Cheshire; F. F. Seedlings, Bonfeld, Ill;
w. L. French, New York oity; Ira A. Davis,
Killingworth; f. F. Lawton, Cheshire; Err
nest Randall, Essex; J. M. Rosevear, New
York city; F. W. Davis, Killingworth; F. W.
Stratton, Cheshire; R. A. Woodbury., Chesh-
ire. The last prize was medal presented to
Harrison 1. Drummond of st. Louis, Mo-, for
an Grafton delivered in the best manner
The exercises concluded by the singing of
the doxology. The students and their
friends then took dinner in the school build
ing, after which the board of trustees held a
meeting which was followed by reception
in the Town hall